Ask two architects what they charge for services on a residential project, and you'll get two very different answers. Neither one is wrong, and neither one is padded, but a client hearing both for the … [Read more...]
Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management
There are moments in practice when your job begins changing before anyone has formally admitted that your job has changed. The work you already have remains, but the expectations around it begin to … [Read more...]
Ep 198: The Creative Process
Creativity gets talked about as though it arrives through some spark of inspiration … right up until you have to do it for a living. At this point, the conversation gets a lot more practical because … [Read more...]
Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss
Every so often a topic comes up that sounds straightforward on the surface, but the longer you sit with it, the harder it is to pin down. Being your own boss is one of those ideas. It gets talked … [Read more...]
Ep 188: Changing Paths
At some point in every career, the path ahead stops looking like the one behind it. The work that once defined you begins to shift, not because it lost value but because you start to see yourself … [Read more...]
Ep 185: Procrastination – Today’s Problem Tomorrow
It’s one thing to be busy and another to be productive – and most of us are far better at the first than the second. The reality is that architects live in a world of deadlines, meetings, and endless … [Read more...]